Smart city workshop: Adviser calls for ideas on seven parameters

UT adviser Vijay Kumar Dev on Monday urged residents, industrialists, councillors, officials and commercial establishments to provide ideas for making Chandigarh an ideal smart city.

During a smart city visioning workshop held at Confederation of Indian Industry on Monday, Dev said, “Our objective is to provide all services to citizens through smart route. It is imperative that the councillors, citizens and UT officials work hand in hand in a coordinated manner. It is important that councillors act as a bridge between citizens and the administration.”

The workshop, which were attended by officials, including Anurag Aggarwal, the home secretary-cum-state mission director of Smart City, finance secretary, UT deputy commissioner, municipal, commissioner and councillors, aimed to draw a roadmap for finalising the vision and sub-goal for the smart city. The participants shared their views on seven parameters — mobility, utilities, economy and employment, safety, health and education, e-governance and solid waste management — to make Chandigarh a smart city.